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Topical Issue Debate: Rural Development Programme Funding (24 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Acting Chairman, Deputy Ann Phelan, will agree that Deputy Coffey needs all the money that is to be spent in Carlow-Kilkenny and elsewhere, so carried away did he get with all the projects he had in Waterford. I clarify for Deputy Coffey that we have €90 million available to spend, of which €42 million will be released immediately for projects that have been in the system...

Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy's memorandum was very good. His were due to come in on 1 January.

Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív will be on it.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Service Pension Scheme (24 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act, 2009, provides that any public servant, who is a member of a public service pension scheme, is entitled to a benefit under such a scheme or receives payment in lieu of membership in such a scheme, is subject to a deduction from their remuneration. In 2008, retained fire-fighters were given the option of joining the Local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (24 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: There have been no recent changes to the supporting documentation required for the taxing of a commercial vehicle. Licensing authorities have an obligation under Article 3 of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 to be satisfied that a vehicle is correctly taxed and the authority must have adequate documentation to support a claim for the goods rate of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (24 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 provides the legislative basis for the Household Charge. Under the Act, an owner of a residential property on the liability date is liable to pay the Household Charge, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. It is a matter for an owner of a residential property to determine liability and pay the Charge. The Local Government...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Grants (24 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: On 22 February 2013 I announced capital allocations to local authorities under the suite of Grants for Older People and People with a Disability amounting to €42.750 million. This year I allocated local authorities the full amount of their contractual commitments which, in the case of Westmeath County Council, amounted to €47,803. The balance of the available funding was...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (24 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 186 together. In 2012, no provision in my Department’s voted capital allocation was used for current expenditure purposes. The Revised Estimates for Public Services 2013, published recently by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, provide for capital expenditure of €718m in respect of my Department during the year, comprising...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (24 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 188 together. Section 6 of the Building Control Act 1990 provides for the making of building control regulations which, among other things, may require the submission to building control authorities of certificates of compliance with the requirements of the building regulations and may prescribe the designation of the persons or the classes of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (24 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department has provided over €700 million to support the Ballymun regeneration programme to date. This has facilitated the demolition of all but one of the towers and nearly all the flat blocks as well as the construction of over 2,900 social, voluntary, private and affordable residential units, new local parks and playgrounds, neighbourhood centres and a new traditional style main...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (24 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Government and the Memorandum of Understanding with the EU, the IMF and the ECB provide for the introduction of domestic water charges. The current position is that domestic water charges will not commence before 2014. The Government will be reviewing the timeline for charges with programme partners at the next review of the Programme of Assistance which commences this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Write-Offs (24 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Act 2001.  The levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority. Under rating legislation, the person liable...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Litter Pollution Fines (24 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: Existing penalties available under the Litter Pollution Acts for litter offences range from an on-the-spot fine of €150, to a maximum fine of €3,000 on summary conviction, and a maximum fine of €130,000 on conviction on indictment. The fines for continuing offences are €600 per day for summary offences and €10,000 per day for indictable offences. A person...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 417 and 441 together. The Programme for Government and the Memorandum of Understanding with the EU, the IMF and the ECB provide for the introduction of domestic water charges. The current position is that domestic water charges will not commence before 2014. The Government will be reviewing the timeline for charges with programme partners at the next review...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: Funding may be available from my Department for rural areas, under the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013, to support certain community actions such as playgrounds.  Such actions under the programme are implemented by Local Development Companies contracted by my Department. They are the principal decision-makers in relation to the allocation of project funding and contact should be...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department is responsible for a range of programmes and initiatives to support communities including the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP). The LCDP aims to tackle poverty and social exclusion through partnership, and constructive engagement between Government and its agencies, and people in disadvantaged communities. The Programme is managed by Pobal on behalf of my...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: With regard to the project in question, I am advised that the Inspection Services Division of my Department issued an inspection report to Mayo North East LEADER Partnership (MNELP) and the project promoter on 4 February 2013. A request for a review of the decision contained in the inspection report was subsequently submitted by MNELP. The review was completed on 1 March, and MNELP was...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Inspections (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 425 and 458 together. The Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012 assigns responsibility to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make a National Inspection Plan for domestic wastewater treatment systems. The National Inspection Plan 2013: Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems was adopted and published by the EPA in February 2013. The Plan provides for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The urban and village renewal scheme, previously administered by my Department, has been discontinued in the current financial context.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The information requested regarding the number of visitors to specified libraries in north County Dublin is not available in my Department. The Local Government Management Agency produces an annual report on service indicators in local authorities. The service indicators show that the number of visits to full time libraries per 1,000 of population for Fingal library authority in 2011, the...